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A New Chapter for Belt and Road Cooperation - After a Glorious Decade

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:34 GMT

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) put forward by President Xi Jinping. Over the past decade, Belt and Road cooperation has stayed committed to its founding mission, and has grown rapidly and made historic achievements. A path of cooperation, opportunity and prosperity that leads to common development has been found. Benefiting over 150 countries, the BRI has become the most popular international public good and largest international cooperation platform in today’s world.Between October 17 and 18, the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) was held in Beijing. President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at the BRF opening ceremony entitled “Building an Open, Inclusive and Interconnected World For Common Development”. This BRF was attended by over 10,000 registered representatives from 151 countries and 41 international organizations. The scale of participation has once again showcased the tremendous appeal and global...

Christmas tree arrives at Citadel Outlets

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:34 GMT

While it maybe the spooky season, the city of Commerce is gearing up for Christmas with the installation of a Christmas tree at the Citadel Outlets.The massive tree arrived at the shopping center Friday morning after a three-day journey from San Juan Capistrano.Crews will be working on decorating the tree for the next few weeks with thousands of lights and ornaments.The Christmas tree lighting will take place on Nov. 11, less than a week before Thanksgiving.

Man Injured in Pedestrian Accident on Charleston Boulevard [Las Vegas, NV]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:34 GMT

Male Pedestrian Hospitalized after Collision near Interstate 15LAS VEGAS, NV (October 20, 2023) – Early Monday, one man was hospitalized after a pedestrian accident on Charleston Boulevard. The incident drew a response from the police at approximately 1:30 a.m. on October 16th, just west of Commerce Street.According to reports, a male pedestrian made an attempt to cross Charleston Boulevard outside of a designated crosswalk when he was struck by a 2005 Honda Accord traveling westbound.The collision caused severe, life-threatening injuries to the pedestrian, who was transported to UMC in critical condition by paramedics. The driver involved in the accident remained at the scene and cooperated fully with the ongoing investigation.Initial assessments did not indicate any signs of impairment on the part of the driver. The investigation is currently active, and additional details will be provided as they become available. It is crucial for all drivers to maintain a high level of aw...

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Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:34 GMT

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Letters: Gambling with lives | Government ethics | Acceptable moderate | Civilian deaths | War crimes | Affording aid

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:34 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Bay Area schoolsgamble with kids’ livesRe: “Schools ordered to prepare for overdoses” (Page A1, Oct. 18).It’s interesting that “A spokesperson for the fourth district, San Jose Unified, said that there are ‘no current changes to the SJUSD’s Narcan policy,’” without stating how many people have been trained to administer the antidote drug. Further, “Mandates that would have required California schools to stock up on Narcan were stricken from other bills or failed to make it out of the Legislature this session.”So, it appears that a number of school districts throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, including San Jose Unified School District, are willing to take chances with children’s lives; the San Francisco Bay Area’s children’s lives.Laurel MarshallSan JoseBring ethics back toSouth Bay governmentRe: “Former Cupertino Mayor Darcy Paul...

Judge: Jones can’t use bankruptcy to shirk Sandy Hook ruling

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:34 GMT

By Lauren del Valle | CNNA federal bankruptcy judge ruled Thursday that bankruptcy proceedings will not shield Infowars host Alex Jones from more than $1.1 billion in damages he owes the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims who won a civil defamation case against him in Connecticut last year.The families filed a motion in May asking the court to force Jones to pay the trial damages and rule out the possibility of a forced settlement in Chapter 11 proceedings. If forced into a settlement through bankruptcy Jones could have liquidated his broadcast company and likely paid the families a substantially lower amount in damages while also clearing the way for him to start a new company free of claims.Jones filed for personal bankruptcy last December after he was ordered to pay nearly $1.5 billion in the Connecticut case brought by the family members of eight shooting victims and a first responder.The families sued Jones over his false claims about the December 2012 shooting at an eleme...

Antioch nanny now charged with child molestation on top of sharing lewd images of girl in her care

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:34 GMT

MARTINEZ — Weeks after charging an Antioch nanny with producing and sharing child pornography images of a girl in her care, prosecutors now say they have evidence the 28-year-old woman molested the girl.Michelle Nicole Hidalgo, 28, has now been charged with three new counts of child molestation of a victim younger than 10, and using a minor for sex acts, on top of four counts of distribution of child pornography. After the new charges were filed, a judge raised Hidalgo’s bail to $2.7 million and she remains jailed in Richmond.If convicted, Hidalgo faces up to 60 years to life in prison, according to court records.Hidalgo was arrested in late September after police in Contra Costa County received a tip from a prominent social media company that she’d been sharing lewd images of a girl with another user. Police took a look at her account and found chats between Hidalgo and a man who requested more photos of the girl.When a District Attorney senior inspector confronte...

San Jose State Spartans’ run game picking up steam heading into Homecoming Game vs. Utah State

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:34 GMT

SAN JOSE — San Jose State has relied on the passing game as the catalyst of the offense during the Brent Brennan era, but the Spartans might have found a new identity running the football.Saturday’s Homecoming Game at CEFCU Stadium (4 p.m.) could give their emerging rushing attack another opportunity to shine against Utah State defense that ranks in the bottom half of the Mountain West Conference in stopping the run.“I believe once we get the opportunity to run the ball consistently, we can get the ball rolling,” said SJSU right tackle Jaime Navarro. “I think it’s really hard to stop all three of our running backs.”Despite SJSU returning Chevan Cordeiro, a second-team All-Mountain West quarterback last season, coach Brent Brennan said he wanted to establish a more efficient run game this season. With a season-ending injury to wide receiver Justin Lockhart and tight end Sam Olson missing the last two games with an undisclosed injury, the Spartans (2-5, 1-2 MW) have relied on their ru...

New rules approved to reduce air pollution from ships at California ports

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:34 GMT

In a move cheered by environmentalists and public health groups but opposed by the oil industry, the Biden administration has approved new rules aimed at reducing the amount of air pollution emitted by large ships when they are docked at ports along the state’s coastline.The ships — which can be more than 800 feet long and 100 feet wide — emit soot from huge diesel engines and boilers when they are sitting at the dock, sometimes for days. That pollution can affect communities in waterfront cities like Oakland, Richmond, Los Angeles, Long Beach and San Diego, increasing the risk of asthma, heart attacks and other health problems.Since 2007, California has required large cargo ships and cruise ships to plug in to the local power grid to obtain electricity when they arrive at a port, so their engines and boilers don’t idle, a practice that reduces air pollution.The new rules, approved by the U.S. E.P.A. on Wednesday and published in the Federal Register on Frida...

San Jose man charged in fentanyl death of 3-month-old child

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:34 GMT

SAN JOSE — A man has been charged in the fentanyl overdose death of his infant daughter after she was found unresponsive at their South San Jose home earlier this year, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office.The death was first publicly reported by the Bay Area News Group in August, but authorities at the time would only confirm that an investigation was taking place and declined to release additional details.The district attorney’s office on Friday announced the results of that investigation by San Jose police: David Anthony Castro, 38, was booked Thursday into the Elmwood men’s jail in Milpitas on a felony charge of child endangerment and a misdemeanor charge of illegally possessing a controlled substance.Jail and court records show that Castro was being held without bail and scheduled to be arraigned Monday in a San Jose courtroom.In a news release outlining the criminal case, prosecutors state that San Jose police were called the m...